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Apple Prototypes: 5 Products We Never Saw

Posted by samzenpus on from the blast-from-the-past dept.

Michael writes "For every Apple product we see on the shelves, there are dozens that never make it to production. Sometimes, these rare gems surface on the web for us to take a look at, and ponder what might have been. Scouring through the interweb, I've compiled this list of 5 Apple products that only the most hardcore of hardcore MacAddicts have ever stumbled across. Surprisingly, some of these products, over 10 years old, are still being speculated about in one form or another to this day. Will we see new products based on these old prototypes? It's far more likely that anything resembling the devices listed below have been rebuilt from the ground up, but still, it's fun to look back on the products that didn't make it to the mass market."

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  1. Alternate article title by Weaselmancer · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Apple Prototypes: 5 Products Microsoft Never Got To Copy"

    I should AC this, but what the hell. What good is karma if you don't spend some now and again? =)

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    Weaselmancer
    rediculous.
    1. Re:Alternate article title by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 5, Funny

      What good is karma if you don't spend some now and again?

      You're kidding right? You really think you're going to take a karma hit for saying MS copies Apple on slashdot?

      What's the weather like on your planet?

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      There are shills on slashdot. Apparently, I'm one of them.
    2. Re:Alternate article title by slim-t · · Score: 5, Funny

      My karma's going to take a hit for saying this, but it always seems like anybody who mentions taking a karma hit gets rated 5.

  2. Re:Wow by dbIII · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'd sure like to get my hands on one of the Paladin thingies.

    I think Paladins have vows to stop you getting your hands on their thingies. That and the time it takes to get the plate mail off.

  3. Ahead of its time.. by kauttapiste · · Score: 5, Funny

    This made me laugh:

    "..the GMS based service was extremely buggy, and moving from service area to service area caused an almost constant loss of signal.
    The device was ahead of its time."

    Yeah, ahead of its time indeed! It was clearly anticipating the features of the latest 3G phones.